Is this turning into a property rights issue? I own my PC. I licensed Windoze 8. I don’t want spyware. To spy on my activities is a violation of my privacy. It is taking liberties with my ability to use my own PC, for which a license fee was paid by the manufacturer.
I have no intention of upgrading to Windoze 10 unless all the spyware “features” are removed. Period.
Read the EULA for Windows. You don’t own anything. Want to “own” your machine? Develop your own OS. Even Linux isn’t 100% private.
Speaking of taking liberties, I have a friend whose net connection is via WildBlue VSAT. He has data caps that he is constantly bumping into. It is outrageous that Microsoft would presume to force someone to consume bandwidth to stuff gigabytes of update on them without their affirmative consent.
In fact this itself is a form of theft through potential denial of service via interference.
I still have a WinXP box that is now disconnected from the 'net and is for utility use only...audio, video editing, etc.
My main PC is now Linux. I use WINE for those "gotta have" applications and since switching...it has been a little slice of heaven.
I use a KVM switch to utilize one keyboard, mouse and monitor.
Not another dime to Microslop.
“My Computer” went away with XP. It’s now This PC. It ain’t yours. You’re just a customer of their software portal. Just like going to a club, they set the requirements, make all the rules and redecorate whenever they want.
If you don’t like it there’s always Linux. Oh, wait many new chip architectures don’t support Linux or more accurately non-MS OSs. Imo that’s what’s driving the current run on the AMD A10 7 series processors and A88X chipset boards.
We have Professional Win 7.1, many of my bought and registered programs will cease to function, these are not cheap programs to replace. Nor do I want more spyware and shareware crap. Google does enough of that to be an irritant. I don’t need to be remind some one posted to my FB or has a Birthday.
My laptop is a split Professional Win 7.1 and XP as the XP runs a older version of a CAD program my husband uses.
I’m with you - if they’re going to spy on us the computer should be free. If we buy the computer then NO FORCED SPYING.